April 5, 2021
By Shelley Byrne
The second freight conference geared toward Kentucky’s public riverports included a focus on their emerging markets and how to take advantage of potential economic development opportunities.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet presented the Kentucky Summit on Economic Development Strategies to Leverage Kentucky Riverports and Freight Network virtually March 24-26. A third conference is planned within a few months. (Previous coverage of the summit is here.)
In a session titled “Forecasting the Future of Kentucky’s Freight Economy,” Paul Bingham, director of transportation consulting for IHS Markit, and Chandler Duncan, project manager for Metro Analytics, sought to provide information the ports can act upon.